NGC 5971
NGC 5971 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Draco. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5971:
| NGC: | NGC 5971 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:35:36.89 |
| Declination: | 56:27:42.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.25 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.53 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 132° |
| Radial velocity: | 3342 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01121 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS